Welcome back to AI Finance Revolution, the weekly briefing for professionals who move money as fast as the models behind it. Each issue filters the week’s sharpest headlines, standout tools, and need-to-know insights, so you lead the AI wave instead of chase it.
This week’s pulse: BNY Mellon puts “digital workers” on the payroll, Meta raids Apple to build its own Super-intelligence lab, and Google’s AI Overviews face an EU antitrust test. Samsung signals tighter GPU supply, BloombergNEF warns AI data-centres could double power demand, and investors mint another batch of AI unicorns while agentic AI sparks a profitable fintech rebound. We also spotlight Intuit’s new QuickBooks agents, explain LLM hallucinations in plain English, and list the summer events where these shifts turn into deals.
Scroll down, grab what matters, and step into the week fully briefed.
Top AI and Finance News
1. BNY Mellon rolls out “digital workers” across core ops
The bank has given dozens of AI personas individual log-ins and line managers, allowing them to validate payments and even patch code autonomously. It’s the clearest signal yet that fully automated staff functions are moving from pilot to production in big finance. Read more
2. Meta’s new “Superintelligence Labs” poaches Apple’s top AI leader
A 7 July Reuters scoop confirms Meta has rehired Ruoming Pang to head a consolidated AI research division, intensifying the race for talent and GPUs that banks also depend on. Read more
3. Google’s AI Overviews hit with EU antitrust complaint
The grievance could reshape how AI-generated answers coexist with financial-product ads. A revenue stream many banks rely on. Read more
4. Samsung warns of softer AI-chip demand; shares slip
Earnings update cited slower-than-expected cloud orders, hinting at tighter GPU supply and higher model-training costs ahead for financial firms. Read more
5. BloombergNEF: AI data-centre power demand set to double by 2035
The forecast flags rising energy-price risk for exchanges and high-frequency traders colocated with AI workloads. Read more
6. 36 new AI unicorns minted so far in 2025
TechCrunch’s 6 July analysis shows capital flooding into AI tooling—raising acquisition-price expectations for banks shopping for niche vendors. Read more
7. Fintech rebounds as agentic AI sparks the next disruption wave
A joint BCG–QED report published 7 July says fintech revenues rose 21 % in 2024—triple the growth of incumbent banks—while 69 % of listed fintechs are already profitable; the authors point to “scaled winners” (>$500 m revenue) and agentic AI as the twin engines of the sector’s new chapter. Read more
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Educational Corner
Term: Hallucination in LLMs
Plain English: When a language model confidently outputs false information as if it were fact.
Why it matters: In finance, hallucinations can mislead clients, trigger compliance breaches, or produce flawed forecasts—so firms must design guardrails and fact-checks into every AI workflow.
Expert Insight
“This is not just a back-office tool—AI is becoming a client-facing copilot..”
Context: Her statement accompanied the release of a portfolio-planning bot for private bank clients, marking AI’s shift from internal ops to client experience.
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